On April 27th from 5-10pm, anyone can get a scoop of ice cream at Baskin-Robbins for only $0.31 to honor America's firefighters.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
$0.31 Scoop Night at Baskin Robbins
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Roundy's Coupon Matchups (Copps, Pick 'n Save, Rainbow)
$1.00/ea: Heluva Good Dips
$0.50/1 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dip or Cheese
FREE ADC!
$1.99/ea: Kraft Shredded Cheese
$1.00/2 Kraft Shredded Cheese with Philadelphia
$0.50/1 Kraft Shredded Cheese with Philadelphia
$0.99 ADC
$0.50/ea: Yoplait 6 oz. Yogurt
$0.50/4 Yoplait Yogurt
$0.25 each ADC
$2.50/ea: Jell-O Pudding or Gelatin Snacks
$1.00/1 Jell-O Temptations
$0.50 ADC
$2.50/ea: Organic Valley Milk
$0.50/1 Organic Valley Omega-3 Milk
$1.50 ADC
$3.00/ea: Hillshire Farm Lunchmeat
$1.00/1 Hillshire Farm Lunchmeat (1st slide, scroll down on the left to download coupon)
$0.55/1 Hillshire Farm Lower Sodium Product (2nd slide, on left side)
As low as $1.00 ADC
*The $1.00 coupon will print twice on the same sheet, hit the refresh button to print it twice more!)
$3.99/ea: Johnsonville Italian Sausage
$1.00/1 Johnsonville Italian Sausage
$1.99 ADC
$3.99/ea: Farmland Bacon
$0.55/1 Farmland Product (after registering)
$2.89 ADC
$1.66/ea: Mom’s Best Naturals Cereal
$0.75/1 Mom’s Best Naturals Product
$0.16 ADC
$1.25/ea: Ronzoni Healthy Harvest, Smart Taste or Garden Delight Pasta
$1.00/2 Ronzoni Pasta
$1.00/2 Ronzoni Pasta
$1.00/2 Ronzoni Pasta
$0.25 each ADC
*This pasta regularly goes on sale for $1.00 (like last week), so hold onto your coupons unless you need pasta now. I probably wouldn't even print them out yet, so they won't expire before the next sale.
$0.80/ea: S&W Beans
$0.50/2 S&W Beans
$0.30 each ADC
Ortega Products 25% off
$1.00/2 Ortega Products
*Seasoning packets should be free
$2.49/ea: Orajel Baby Tooth & Gum Cleanser or Training Toothpaste
$1.00/1 Orajel Product
$0.49 ADC
$2.99/ea: Clear Eyes
$0.75/1 Clear Eyes Product
$1.49 ADC
$3.00/ea: Pedigree Dog Treats
$1.00/1 Pedigree Dentastix Treats for Dogs
$1.00 ADC
Monday, April 25, 2011
Mailbox Monday
Facebook Freebies:
- Like Gillette on Facebook and get a free Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor.
- Like Emergen-C on Facebook and get a free sample of Emergen-C Vitamin C Mix.
- Like Tresemme on Facebook and get a free sample of Tresemme Naturals Shampoo and Conditioner.
- In case you missed it before, get a free subscription to Thriving Family magazine.
- Request a free Flexitol Heel and Foot Balm sample from Laderma.
- Request a free BOSS Orange Fragrance sample.
- Get a free sample of Garnier Fructis Pure Clean Shampoo and Conditioner.
- Get free samples from Oxygen Botanicals skincare.
- Sign up for a P&G coupon booklet.
- Get a free bag from OrientalWatchSite, which may contain a watch, stickers, keychains, tools, coupons, and more.
- Print a coupon and get a free RevitaLens Starter Kit at Walmart.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Homeschooling: Buy Ahead and Save
My friend Heather did a post about saving money on homeschooling supplies by buying ahead, and I wanted to share how I have saved money by using this method as well. I shop ahead, too, both to get better deals and spread out the cost. I will be officially homeschooling 3 kids next year (3rd, 1st, and kindergarten), plus a 3 year-old and a 1 year-old. I figure I have spent about $150 so far, with only $100 or so to go, and because I have spread it out, it doesn't "hurt" the budget as much!
So far for next year I have:
*All the My Father's World-Exploring Countries and Cultures I need, bought on ebay and saved almost $200! This is our History, Bible, Geography, Science, Art, and Reading for multiple grades
*I have everything I need for M (kindergarten) by using workbooks I have accumulated through the years, while including her in our group curriculum.
*Language Arts for H (4th) bought on ebay
*Math for G (1st) bought on ebay
*Teacher's Manuals for Lang Arts and Reading for G (2nd) that I used last year with H.
This is what I still need:
*Math workbooks for H $32 new--still hoping to find them on eBay (see below)
*Workbooks for G for Lang Arts and Reading (2nd) $58 new--hoping to find some on eBay
*Print off some free worksheets and games online for my kindergartner and preschooler throughout the year (see below).
*I might pick up workbooks here and there to supplement for my kindergartner and preschooler, but won't spend much, probably less than $10, and I'll be keeping my eyes open at Half Price Books this summer (see below).
*I'm still thinking about what to do about Spanish as this item can get pricey. . . any recommendations?
Other ways to save money on curriculum:
*Use the library! I supplement our curriculum A LOT by using our library system. We go to the library every week, and I continually place items on hold to supplement our curriculum with everything from good literature to history books and biographies to science materials to educational DVDs. We have four library cards, and every week we have a large stack of items waiting for us!
*Borrow from others. I let a friend of mine borrow my teacher's manuals for a grade I wasn't using this year. We also shared a book that we both needed, passing it back and forth.
*Buy on Amazon. Sometimes there are books that I can buy on Amazon. I can use the gift cards I have earned through Swagbucks and then these items are FREE! Also, many books are included in their buy 3, get the 4th free promotion! I also buy their piano books on Amazon.
*eBay. You can even find consumable workbooks "used" on eBay for cheaper, because often someone will try a curriculum and then change their mind--and the rest of the set will be brand new. Know what you are looking for, do a search and then save it. Elect to have eBay email you every time something with those keywords is listed, so you don't miss a good deal! After doing a search, click on "advanced search" and "save this search to My eBay". Then under My eBay, click on "saved searches", find your search, and on the right side click on "more actions" and "sign up for emails".
*Earn free books. I love books! I started collecting children's books before I was married. (I was a preschool teacher, so I had a valid excuse to hide behind!) There are many ways to expand your personal library for free. Right now you can earn up to 5 free books from Scholastic and Kumon. During the summer you can often earn free books and prizes through your local library's reading program, from Half Price Books (our personal favorite!), from Barnes & Noble, and others! As I hear about them, I will post them here, but go digging around in your city and see what you can find!
*Use a free curriculum. I have friends who use free curriculum online, supplementing with the library, and don't spend much out of pocket. SimplyCharlotteMason Online and Ambleside Online are two that I have heard about, but haven't checked into.
*Use free printable worksheets. There are many free worksheets available to print online that you can use for almost all grades. Here are some math worksheets, sight word game printables with fun characters like Pooh, Cars, and Cinderella, and Sparklebox has printables covering shapes, letters, math, and more. You can always do a search for "free printable worksheets", inserting if you want them to be for math, reading, dot-to-dots, etc--and be sure to search with Swagbucks so you can earn while you search!
Heather has a few more ideas, so be sure to read her post, too. Now I want to hear from you. How do you save on homeschool curriculum?
Free Pretzel at Pretzelmaker 4/26
Celebrate National Pretzel Day and get a free pretzel from Pretzelmaker! On April 26th, you can either "sing for your snack" or say "National Pretzel Day" to get a free pretzel at participating locations.
Friday, April 22, 2011
New High-Value Coupons to Print!
I noticed some new coupons available to print that will make for some free or nearly free items on double coupon day! Remember, you can print two of each coupon. There are over 100 coupons, so head over and see if there are more you are interested in printing.
$1.00/1 Reach Floss
$0.55/1 Ball Park Product
$1.00/1 Bagel Bites Product-good on the 9 ct. packages that often go on sale!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Free Coffee or Tea at Starbucks 4/22
Starbucks is giving away free coffee and tea on April 22nd to celebrate Earth Day. Just bring in your reusable mug from home and Starbucks will fill it with free coffee or tea! Call your local Starbucks to see if they are participating.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Overheard: Diapers
F (almost 3) was sitting on my lap, and we were playing things like "This is the Way the Ladies Ride" and other songs. Here's a funny conversation that followed.
Me: I know, let's do "The Wheels on the Bus".
F: Mommy, do the "diapers" one!
Me: I don't think I know the "diapers" song.
F: Yes you do! The "diapers" on the bus go swish, swish, swish!
Me: (laughing) It's not "diapers", it's WIPERS! Like for the rain!
F: Oh!
Me: I don't think we would want diapers swishing on a bus, do you?
F: No, that would be really stinky!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Roundy's Coupon Matchups (Copps, Pick 'n Save, Rainbow)
*Saturday, April 23 is Double Double Daze!*
Double 10 coupons per $25 instead of 5.
Roundy's stores (Copps, Pick 'n Save, and Rainbow) double 5 coupons up to $1 per $25 order every Wednesday and this Saturday they will double 10 coupons per $25 order. There are several deals this week, so here are some printable coupon matches to help you make your list. Check your coupon stash to see if you can find more matches. ADC=After Doubled Coupon. For printing tips, click here. Questions? Feel free to email me.
$1.99/ea: Kellogg’s, Keebler or Sunshine Cookies or Crackers wyb 8
$1.00/2 Cheez-Its
Other Coupons here
$1.00/ea: Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad
$0.50/2 Suddenly Salad
$0.50 each ADC
$2.50/ea: V8 Vegetable Juice or V-Fusion
$1.00/1 V-Fusion Tea Beverage
$0.50 ADC
$1.66/ea: Minute Rice, Minute Ready to Serve Rice or Success Rice
$0.50/1 Minute Ready to Serve Rice
$0.66 ADC
$2.00/ea: Vlasic Pickles
$0.55/1 Vlasic Pickles
$0.90 ADC
Marzetti’s Vegetable Dip $3.69
$1.00/1 Marzetti’s Dip
$1.69 ADC
Coffee-mate Flavored Creamer $1.66
$0.55/1 Coffee-mate
$0.75/2 Coffee-mate
As low as $0.56 ADC
Blue Diamond Almond Breeze $2.59
$1.00/1 Blue Diamond Almond Breeze
$0.59 ADC
Nestle Toll House Cookie, Brownie or Bar Dough $2.66
$0.55/1 Nestle Refrigerated Dough
$1.56 ADC
$1.00/ea: Old Orchard Frozen Apple, Cranberry or Pomegranate Juice
$1.00/4 Old Orchard Frozen Juices
$0.50 each ADC
$3.00/ea: Weight Watchers Ice Cream Bars, Cones or Sandwiches
$1.00/1 Weight Watchers Frozen Novelty
$1.00 ADC
$3.50/ea: Jimmy Dean Roll Sausage
$0.55/1 Jimmy Dean Roll Sausage
$2.40 ADC
$2.00/ea: Reynold’s Slow Cooker Liners
$1.00/1 Slow Cooker Liners
FREE ADC
Monday, April 18, 2011
Mailbox Monday: Lots of New Freebies!
Get a free sample of Gold Bond Body Wash from Walmart.- Get a free sample of Dove Energy Glow Daily Moisturizer with Subtle Self-Tanners.
- Get a free sample of Purex Complete With Zout.
- Get a free sample of GoodNites Underwear from Target.
- Get a free "Celebrate Urban Birds" kit.
- Sam's Club members can get a free sample of Huggies Supreme Baby Wipes.
- Get a free sample of Breathe Right Advanced Nasal Strips.
- Get a free sample of Garnier Fructis Pure Clean Hair Care from Walmart.
- Get a free sample of CPR Cleaner and Conditioner for either Leather, Granite, or Carpet.
- Bring 5 plastic shopping bags to the Disney Store to recycle on 4/22 and get a free reusable shopping bag. One bag per person.
- Get a free sample of Maximum Strength Zantac 150.
- Get a free sample of Lanacane Anti-Chafing Gel.
- Get a free Art of Ironing DVD from Rowenta.
- Don't forget about tax day freebies this afternoon (see here and here).
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Free Ice Cream at Maggie Moo's 4/18
Maggie Moo's wants to make Tax Day a fun day! On April 18th, participating Maggie Moo's locations are giving away FREE Mini Crumb Cake Fundaes from 3pm-6pm. The Mini Crumb Cake Fundaes feature cinnamon Hostess Streusel Cake, cinnamon “Cinamoo” ice cream, caramel sauce, mixed nuts and whipped cream. Yum! Limit one per customer, while supplies last. Find a Maggie Moo's near you.
Earn Free Books
Complete either the reading or the math pages to earn two books, or complete both the reading and the math pages to earn five books! There are books and worksheets for ages 5-6, 7-9, and 10-12.
Limit of 5 books per household. Only 1,250 sets are available, so get your order in quickly!
Open House at Sam's Club Today
Normally when Sam's has a "free" day, non-members have to pay a 10% upcharge if they buy anything, so I never bother to go. But since there is no upcharge today, we are going to check it out.
I know there are some things I can always get cheaper (or free!) at Roundy's (like cereal and pasta, for example), and I'm pretty sure Amazon's prices are better on diapers with Amazon Mom, but I'd like to check out Sam's prices on other things.
If you decide to join Sam's Club today, you can choose a free gift, either a cookbook or a $10 SamsClub.com ecard that can also be used at Walmart.com. A regular membership is $40 a year.
Are you a member of Sam's Club? Do you find that you save enough to justify the $40 annual fee? What do you buy there that is consistently cheaper than Aldi or shopping with coupons?
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Free Cinnabon Bites 4/18
Cinnabon wants to make Tax Day a little sweeter! Get two free Cinnabon Bites when you visit participating Cinnabon stores from 6pm-8pm on Monday, April 18th. Find a store near you.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Free Bag at Target 4/17
To celebrate Earth Day, Target is giving away one free reusable bag with any purchase on Sunday, April 17th. One per customer, while supplies last.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Overheard: Anniversary
We recently celebrated our anniversary, and the girls kept wishing us a "happy anniversary" all day. Sweet little F did the best she could making sense of a word she didn't know. She kept going around all day saying,"Happy in-your-nursery"!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Roundy's Coupon Matchups (Copps, Pick 'n Save, Rainbow Foods)
*Saturday, April 16 is Double Double Daze!*
Double 10 coupons per $25 instead of 5.
Roundy's stores (Copps, Pick 'n Save, and Rainbow) double 5 coupons up to $1 per $25 order every Wednesday and this Saturday they will double 10 coupons per $25 order. There are several deals this week, so here are some printable coupon matches to help you make your list. Check your coupon stash to see if you can find more matches. For printing tips, click here. Questions? Feel free to email me.
$2.00/ea: Newman's Own Pasta Sauce
$1.00/1 Newman's Own (Facebook)
FREE ADC
$3.99/ea: Garden of Eatin' Party Size Chips
$1.00/1 Garden of Eatin' Chips
$1.99 ADC
Organic Valley Dairy Products – 25% off
Organic Valley Coupons
$5.99/ea: Cottonelle 12 Roll Bath Tissue with in-ad coupon
$0.50/1 Cottonelle
$2.00/ea: Yoplait Yogurt 32 oz
Yoplait Coupons
$0.50/1: Yoplait Yogurt
$0.40/6 Yoplait Yogurt cups
More Yoplait Coupons
$1.50/1 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
$0.50/1 Fiber One Yogurt
More Yoplait Coupons
$0.80/1: Yoplait Greek Yogurt
$0.30/1 Yoplait Greek
$0.20 ADC
$1.00/1: International Delight Creamer
$0.55/1 International Delight
Better than FREE ADC
$2.50/1: Pillsbury Sweet Moments
$1.00/1 Sweet Moments
$0.50 ADC
$2.00/1 Pillsbury Pie Crusts
$0.50/2 Pillsbury Pie Crusts
$1.50 each ADC
$2.50/ea: Pillsbury Cookie Dough
$1.00/2 Pillsbury Cookie Dough
$0.50 ADC
$1.99/ea: Lean Cuisine Meals
$1.00/4 Lean Cuisine Meals
$1.49 ea ADC
$3.50/ea: MorningStar Farms Meat Alternatives
$1.00/1 MorningStar Farms
$1.50 ADC
$5.00/ea: Palermo's Pizza
$1.00/1 Palermo's Pizza
$3.00 ADC
$6.00/ea: Wanchai Ferry Meals
$1.50/1 Wanchai Ferry Entree
$4.50
$1.00/ea: Balance Bars
$1.00/3 Balance Bars
$0.33 each ADC
$1.98/ea: Reynold's Parchment Paper or Foil
$1.00/1 Reynold's Parchment Paper
$0.75/1 Reynold's Foil
FREE ADC
$1.99/ea: Lysol Wipes
$1.00/2 Lysol
$0.99 each ADC
$3.33/ea: Snuggle
$1.00/1 Snuggle (Facebook)
$1.33 ADC
Monday, April 11, 2011
Mailbox Monday
Freebies, get your freebies here!
- Get free Carefree Acti-Fresh Liner samples.
- Get a free U by Kotex sample pack.
- Get a a free ultra-gourmet swiss chocolate sample from Gimi Chocolate.
- Print a coupon for a free travel-sized item with any purchase at Bath & Body Works. Expires 4/20/11.
- Get a free personalized Veggie Tales song when you enter the code myveggie.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's April 12
Stop by participating Ben & Jerry's locations for a FREE cone on Tuesday, April 12th!
Find a store near you here.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Amazon Deal on Pampers: $4.80/pack
Get a deal on Pampers diapers on Amazon by combining e-coupons with the 15% Amazon Mom discount and the 15% off Subscribe and Save Discount.
Amazon has a $3.00/1 Box of Pampers Cruisers or Swadlers e-coupon and a $1.50/1 any Pampers e-coupon on their coupons page (you may have to refresh the page a few times to find the coupon you are looking for).
Once you click on the e-coupon, choose your box of diapers. If you were looking for size 3, for example, you could get a box of 160 Pampers Cruisers diapers for $24.82, or a box of 204 Pampers Baby Dry diapers for $27.12, the equivalent of $4.80 for a jumbo pack of diapers. Best of all, they will be delivered to your door with free shipping--no shopping or cutting coupons needed!
You can cancel your subscription after your order ships by going into your account and choosing to manage your subscriptions.
Roundy's Coupon Matchups (Copps, Pick 'n Save, Rainbow)
Roundy's stores (Copps, Pick 'n Save, and Rainbow) double 5 coupons up to $1 per $25 order every Wednesday and this Saturday they will double 10 coupons per $25 order. There are several deals this week, so here are some printable coupon matches to help you make your list. Check your coupon stash to see if you can find more matches. For printing tips, click here. Questions? Feel free to email me.
$0.55 El Monterey Chimichangas (on Facebook)
Better than FREE ADC!
$3.00/ea: Blue Bunny Ice Cream
$1.00/1 Blue Bunny
$1.00 ADC
$4.50/ea: Gorton's Value Pack Fish Sticks, Fillets or Shrimp
$0.75/1 Gorton's Grilled item
$3.00 ADC
$3.00/ea: Kraft American Singles
$0. 75/1 KRAFT 2% Milk Singles Cheese product (if included)
$1.50 ADC
$1.50/ea: Yoplait Yo+Plus Yogurt
$1.00/1 Yoplait Yo+Plus
Better than FREE ADC!
$2.00/ea: Yoplait Trix Yogurt
Use $2.00/5 in-ad store coupon AND
$0.50/1 Yoplait® Kids Cup Yogurt
$0.75/2 Yoplait® Trix® Multipack Yogurt
As low as $0.60 after coupons
$2.00/ea: Smart Balance Milk
Use $2.00/5 in-ad store coupon AND
$1.00/1 Smart Balance Milk
$1.00/1 Smart Balance Milk
Better than FREE ADC!
$2.00/ea: Smart Balance Spread
Use $2.00/5 in-ad store coupon AND
$1.00/2 Smart Balance Spread
$0.60 each after coupons
Kellogg's Cereal: Buy 6 boxes, get $10 off PLUS coupons for 2 FREE gallons of milk (up to $3.59 value each)
Kellogg's coupons here
Plus submit for a $10 pre-paid debit card by mail wyb 10 select Kellogg's cereals (10 oz or larger)
*This could make for a good deal on Kellogg's cereal with the rebate, but pay attention to what varieties are included in the rebate
$2.00/ea: Smucker's Preserves, Jelly, Jam or Simply Fruit
$0.75/1 Smucker's Fruit Spreads
$0.50 ADC
$1.00/ea: Idahoan Potatoes
$1.00/3 Idahoan Potatoes
$0.33 each ADC
$1.00/ea: Red Gold Tomatoes
$0.50/2 Red Gold Tomatoes
$0.50 each ADC
$1.75/ea: Heinz Cocktail Sauce
$0.50/1 Heinz Cocktail sauce
$0.75 ADC
$2.50/ea: General Mills Cereal and Granola Bars
Various coupons here
More coupons here
And here
*My target price is $1 or less per box
$1.89/ea: C&H Pure Cane Powdered or Brown Sugar (2 lb)
$0.50/1 C&H product
$0.89 ADC
$5.50/ea: Snapple 6-pack
$1.00/1 Snapple
$3.50 ADC
$2.50/ea: Windex, Fantastik, Shout or Scrubbing Bubbles
$0.75/1 Scrubbing Bubbles® Fresh Brush® Starter or Refill
$1.50/2 Scrubbing Bubbles® Automatic Shower Cleaner Refills
$3.00/1 Scrubbing Bubbles® Automatic Shower Cleaner Starter Kit
Monday, April 4, 2011
Mailbox Monday--New Freebies!
Start your week with some freebies!
- Get a free sample of Orville Redenbacher’s Pop-Up Popcorn Bowl from Walmart.
- Request a free Safe Water Science Kit from PUR, a kit that will help you teach your children how water is cleaned and purified for drinking in developing countries and disaster relief situations. You can also download lessons online.
- Get a free Wellness Pet Food sample.
- Get a free sample of Murad Active Radiance Serum.
- Get a free 1 oz. sample of Sun Frog Eco Fin Environmentally-friendly wood stain.
- Get a free Aveeno Hair Care sample.
- Get a free Fiber Choice sample.
- Get a free skin care sample from Chicet. Choose one of either Irritation Cleanse Away, Rosacea Natural Skin Care, or Sensitive Skin Natural Care. Limit one sample per household.
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